Ramadhan Foundation
Contact: Mohammed Shafiq
07989 764624
Embargo: Immediate Wednesday 27th July
2011 11:00
Ramadhan 2011, Norway and Far right terrorism
Mr.
Mohammed Shafiq, Chief Executive of the Ramadhan
Foundation comments:
Published: Monday 25th July 2011 2:42pm
Firstly
our hearts go out the victims and their families
on the appalling evil terrorist attacks in
Norway, the way promising, young lives have been
destroyed is just so sad and we send our
solidarity and support to the families and their
friends.
The
Ramadhan Foundation has been consistent in
saying that both UK and European Governments
have failed to address the ever increasing
threats posed by right wing and Nazi groups.
We have
discovered as a result of media reports that
there were links between the EDL and this
terrorist in Norway which deeply concerns our
community as we are at the forefront of their
vicious, racist, and vile attacks.
As the
holy month of Ramadhan will begin this weekend,
we have urged all Mosques in the United Kingdom
to increase security and ensure that they are
more vigilant about suspicious packages that may
be left near Mosques. People travelling to
Mosques should be aware of being followed or any
verbal attacks – these must be reported to the
Police.
The
Government’s recently announced terrorism
strategy has one line about the far right and in
light of the attacks in Norway this will need to
be visited.
Sadly
over the past few years, politicians, the media
and commentators have created an atmosphere of
hatred, prejudice and damn right lies about
Muslims and Islam – which has fed into an
increased level of attacks on Mosques and our
community. To ensure that nothing ever comes
between our diverse communities in the UK we
need responsibility from all sections of our
society.
We will
pay a heavy price if we ignore the telltale
signs as a result of these terrorist attacks in
Norway.
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Notes
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The
Ramadhan Foundation is a leading Muslim
organisation in the UK that is working for
peaceful co-existence and dialogue for all
communities.
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The
Ramadhan Foundation has issued advice and
guidance to over 1500 Mosques and Islamic
Centres in the UK alerting them to the
increased threat from right wing extremism
and in light of Norway attacks.
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Based in Greater Manchester and working to
also establish the platform for human unity
amongst our communities in the UK
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Mohammad Shafiq is the Chief Executive of
the Foundation, aged 31 and actively
campaigning to provide a more positive image
of Islam
